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'''Xylomancy''' is an "often overlooked" type of [[Divination]] that relies upon twigs.<ref name="pottermore">{{PM}} - [http://www.pottermore.com/en/trunk/books/item/xylomancy/3 Xylomancy trunk description]</ref> <ref name="HM"/> According to [[Sybill Trelawney]] it is an ancient method,<ref name="HM">{{HM|6|23|d}}</ref> and in order to be able to read the omens, one must account for several aspects, such as the size, shape, and colour of the twigs.<ref name="HM"/> She also referred using only twigs and branches that have fallen naturally.<ref name="HM"/> |
'''Xylomancy''' is an "often overlooked" type of [[Divination]] that relies upon twigs.<ref name="pottermore">{{PM}} - [http://www.pottermore.com/en/trunk/books/item/xylomancy/3 Xylomancy trunk description]</ref> <ref name="HM"/> According to [[Sybill Trelawney]] it is an ancient method,<ref name="HM">{{HM|6|23|d}}</ref> and in order to be able to read the omens, one must account for several aspects, such as the size, shape, and colour of the twigs.<ref name="HM"/> She also referred using only twigs and branches that have fallen naturally.<ref name="HM"/> |
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It is covered in the book ''[[Xylomancy (book)|Xylomancy]]'' by [[Selina Sapworthy]].<ref name="pottermore" /> It is part of the [[sixth year|sixth-year]] [[Divination (class)|Divination]] curriculum at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]],<ref name="HM"/> and at least once a specialised [[Xylomancy (class)|extracurricular class]] in the art was taught in the [[North Tower]].<ref name="HPPS">{{HPPS}} {{see image|File:PSClassTimetable.jpg}}</ref> Students learning about Xylomancy in the [[1989–1990 school year]] were somewhat sceptical of the method: [[Talbott Winger]] deemed it "more absurd than [[Tessomancy|reading tea leaves]]" and wondered, upon seeing a twig shaped like a hook, if it meant he would be killed by a pirate; [[Nymphadora Tonks]] could only tell that the twigs would make perfect kindling.<ref name="HM"/> |
It is covered in the book ''[[Xylomancy (book)|Xylomancy]]'' by [[Selina Sapworthy]].<ref name="pottermore" /> It is part of the [[sixth year|sixth-year]] [[Divination (class)|Divination]] curriculum at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]],<ref name="HM"/> and at least once a specialised [[Xylomancy (class)|extracurricular class]] in the art was taught in the [[North Tower]].<ref name="HPPS">{{HPPS}} {{see image|File:PSClassTimetable.jpg}}</ref> Students learning about Xylomancy in the [[1989–1990 school year]] were somewhat sceptical of the method: [[Talbott Winger]] deemed it "more absurd than [[Tessomancy|reading tea leaves]]" and wondered, upon seeing a twig shaped like a hook, if it meant he would be killed by a pirate; [[Nymphadora Tonks]] could only tell that the twigs would make perfect kindling.<ref name="HM"/> |
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- "What do you see? A pile of sticks or a tapestry of future events? Focus!"
- — Sybill Trelawney[src]
Sybill Trelawney makes a Xylomancy demonstration to her students
Xylomancy is an "often overlooked" type of Divination that relies upon twigs.[1] [2] According to Sybill Trelawney it is an ancient method,[2] and in order to be able to read the omens, one must account for several aspects, such as the size, shape, and colour of the twigs.[2] She also referred using only twigs and branches that have fallen naturally.[2]
Twigs used in Xylomancy
It is covered in the book Xylomancy by Selina Sapworthy.[1] It is part of the sixth-year Divination curriculum at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry,[2] and at least once a specialised extracurricular class in the art was taught in the North Tower.[3] Students learning about Xylomancy in the 1989–1990 school year were somewhat sceptical of the method: Talbott Winger deemed it "more absurd than reading tea leaves" and wondered, upon seeing a twig shaped like a hook, if it meant he would be killed by a pirate; Nymphadora Tonks could only tell that the twigs would make perfect kindling.[2]
In 1926, Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry also started offering an extracurricular class in Xylomancy.[4]
Appearances
- Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey (Mentioned only)
- Pottermore (First mentioned)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film) (Mentioned in a newspaper)
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (First appearance)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pottermore - Xylomancy trunk description
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 6, Chapter 23 (A Brilliant Surprise) - Divination Lesson "Xylomancy"
- ↑ Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey (see this image)
- ↑ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film) - (see this image)
| Divination | ||
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| Professors: Percival Rackham · Mudiwa Onai · Sybill Trelawney · Firenze | ||
| Known Seers: Calchas · Cassandra Vablatsky · Cassandra Trelawney · Gellert Grindelwald · Inigo Imago · Johan Hoffman · Liz Tuttle's mother · Mopsus · Professor Mopsus · Susie Sooth · Tycho Dodonus · Unidentified Canadian Seer · Unidentified female Seer · Unidentified male Seer | ||
| Textbooks: The Dream Oracle · Unfogging the Future | ||
| Methods: Astrology · Bibliomancy · Capnomancy · Cartomancy · Catoptromancy · Crystal-gazing · Crystal ball · Dream interpretation · Fire-omens · Heptomology · Horoscope · Ichthyomancy · Lithomancy · Myomancy · Ornithomancy · Orrery · Ovomancy · Palmistry · Personal chart · Phyllomancy · Prophecy · Rune stone · Scrying mirror · Tarot cards · Tessomancy · Xylomancy | ||
| Divination at Hogwarts: Divination (class) · Divination Classroom · Divination staircase · Sybill Trelawney's office · Classroom Eleven · Xylomancy (class) | ||